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His body was brought to the feet of Nazrul Mancha of Bangla Academy at 11 a.m. on Monday.
Poets, writers, political and cultural personalities, family members and lovers of literature, including various organizations in the field of art, literature and culture, paid him homage with flowers until 1:00 p.m.
Several publishers paid tribute, such as the Ministry of Information, Ministry of Culture, Bangla Academy, Sammilita Sangskritik Jote, Jatiya Kabita Parishad, Channel I Paribar, Bangabandhu Sanskritik Jote, Swadhinata Sanskritik Parishad, Bangladesh Film Producers and Distributors Association, Television Playwrights and Natyakar Sangsad. .
His body was taken to the Channel I office. He was to be buried in the Banani cemetery after Janaza at 3 pm.
Paying tribute to Rabia Khatun, Information Minister Hasan Mahmud said: “Rabia Khatun has enriched Bengali literature. He has written more than fifty novels and more than four hundred short stories. The disappearance of such a writer is an irreparable loss for Bengali literature. Bigger than that, when he started writing, it wasn’t easy for women. But he has been successful in his work.
“There are not many writers like Rabia Khatun in Bengali literature. I am deeply saddened by her death. I pray that her soul finds peace.”
Nasiruddin Yusuf Bachchu, playwright and freedom fighter, said: “We saw him in a different role in the nationalist movement and the liberation war of the 70s. His writings are very emotional and really represent our freedom fighters.
“The way he has put it in the literature has glorified freedom fighters like us. The way he has brought those who have been martyred through his writing is a subject of our thoughts and discussions.”
Rabia Khatun died at his home in Banani, Dhaka, on Sunday afternoon at the age of 65 after suffering a heart attack.
Rabia Khatun, the author of more than fifty novels, used to teach and also journalism. He was a member of the board of Bangla Academy.
In recognition of his contribution to literature, he received the Ekushey Padak in 1993 and the Swadhinata Padak in 2016.
She is the mother of Faridur Reza Sagar, CEO of Channel I.
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